Interesting Reads

Meet The World’s Greatest Backwards Racer – Germany’s Thomas Dold Dold, who also coaches two of Germany’s best female marathoners, “… owns every world record for running backwards from 400m to 10km (with the exception of the 5,000m). His range is incredible: 69.56 for the 400m, 2:31.1 for the 800m and 5:46.59 for the mile. He achieved his latest record – 39:20 for the 10km – in Dresden last year.”

London Marathon Stacked Once Again

The 2016 London men's field very well may be tougher to win than the Olympics. It is totally loaded once again as it includes the world's best marathoner, the world champ, the world record holder and a whole lot more. Surprisingly, it will mark the return to the marathon for Kenenisa Bekele and the debut of Bedan Karoki.

Week That Was

Dubai is in the books, the indoor track scene started to heat up, Japan's dominance over America in the marathon is complete, a sub-4 isn't always a sub-4, and Mo Farah will take on Kamworor for the world title in March.

What A Week – Week That Was

What a week. In the WTW, we give Ryan Hall some more praise, introduce you to Sammy Wanjiru's wife, who just ran one of the greatest races ever on US soil, tell you why Jenny Simpson's and Matthew Centrowitz's gold medal dreams just took a hit, and break down the fast and slow half marathons for Puskedra and Estrada.

Three Recommended Reads On Current And Former Stanford Runners

Post-Retirement Q&A With Ryan Hall He says his fatigue was so bad sometimes he’d go out for 30-minute runs and have to walk home. “It was just such a hopeless, helpless feeling. It was the walk of shame.”